A shark sighting has led to Sydney's Manly beach becoming the latest to be declared a dangerzone, with lifeguards urging people to get out of the water on yesterday afternoon.

Beaches along the Newcastle coast are expected to remain closed as spotters continue to scour the sea for two sharks.

Beaches in New South Wales have been closed for a record sixth day after repeated great white shark sightings.

Justine Tyerman laps up life at one of Sydney's most prestigious residences, but misses the cut for a celebrity soirée ...

A five-metre great white shark has kept New South Wales beaches closed for a record fifth day in a row.

A renovation has seen this storied property in eastern Sydney tastefully revamped.

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A man who died in police custody in New South Wales had just started turning his life around, his brother says.

This luxurious property on Sydney's waterfront is a favourite haunt of the rich and famous.

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Martin Place siege victim Katrina Dawson was reportedly struck by a police bullet.

The Sydney cafe siege brought back horrific memories for Kiwi terror attack survivor Andrew McLaren.

It was 2am on Tuesday. They had been under his reign of terror for 16 hours and it was now, or never.

In five words, Ken Johnson - father of Sydney cafe siege victim Tori Johnson - summed up the emotion surrounding this week's Martin Place tragedy.

Amid the sea of flowers and mourners at Sydney's Martin Place, siege survivor Harriette Denny set up her own tribute for her slain boss, Tori Johnson.

The "fake sheik" behind the deadly Sydney cafe siege railed against Australian "terrorism" on his website a day before he took 17 people hostage.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott will urgently review how a lone gunman known to federal police and ASIO was able to take hostages in a Sydney cafe.

Man Haron Monis brought a nation to its knees. After taking 17 people hostage he was in charge, helping empty the heart of Sydney.

Whenever there is a dramatic event, social media instantly comes alive with comment and conjecture as facts vie for attention with fiction.

A flurry of loud bangs erupted just after 4am NZ time as a swarm of heavily armed police stormed a downtown Sydney cafe where a gunman had taken hostages.

Martin Place in Sydney CBD is in lockdown after gunmen took hostages at the popular Lindt cafe this morning.

Bruno was turning up for his shift as a barista and waiter when he was ushered away at the door by police.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is urging Australians to go about their lives as normal despite the terrorist siege in Sydney’s CBD.

Qantas' spate of incidents is "unusual" but there's no evidence of slipping safety standards, an aviation expert says.

A fourth Qantas plane has been forced to turn back mid-flight, marking a second day of trouble for the airline - but its boss says "it happens all the time".

Sue Baxalle returns from an Aussie health and fitness retreat bursting with energy.

Two children and their mothers have been flown from rising flood waters on the NSW coast as wild storms batter the region.

If you're going to be whacked by a golf ball, it may as well be hit by one of the greats, finds Cameron McMillan.

Travel disasters give us great stories, but drama-free holidays are golden, writes Tristram Clayton.

For sale: 287 homes, most in spitting distance of Sydney's Opera House. Wanted: Somewhere to shift a low-income, angry community.

Residents of a small southern New South Wales town are scared there could be a random killer in their midst.